Well, we never uploaded all of the Christmas portraits that we had taken this season because we were so busy, but here are a few of our favorites, but just a few! There are just too many to post!
It is such a blessing to get to know so many different people, hear their stories, and spend some time with them. Wow, and to think this is our job… we just love it… we are so incredibly honored. Thank you all for choosing us to make these memories for your family!
This book is so perfect for bridal portraits, or a book for your child’s portraits! We are updating our samples with current work that we have recently done, and we filled this one with a variety of bridals that we have done recently. The linen cover makes this book slightly more casual, but you can still feel the quality of how it is made. Very nice!!
Here are some facts for you…
Covers
Book covers are made with masonite to give the books a smooth, substantial feel. Eight cover material options are available including black, chocolate brown and tan linen fabric; black, dark brown and dark red leather; and a custom printed photo cover in lustre or metallic. Photo covers are made with a photographic print that is laminated and adhered to the masonite cover. The photo cover allows for complete customization on the front, spine, and back of the book using your own images and designs. Additionally, enhance the cover of your book with a photographic dust jacket or cover foil stamping. A dust jacket is a photographic print laminated and creased to wrap around the cover of the book. It protects the cover and provides another option to personalize your book by using images, text and graphics. Cover foil stamping allows you to place three lines of text on the front cover in one of three places: the center of the book, the lower right corner, or the bottom center. Foil stamping is only available on leather covers.
Papers
Press printed books are printed with the same HP Indigo printing technology with liquid inks. Book pages are printed on 110# hinged paper in semi-gloss or pearl. The hinged paper allows open pages to lay flat a as well as provides a thicker, more upscale paper option. Hinged paper can also be UV coated for added protection and a glossy look and feel. Book pages are stitched together to create the book block that is adhered to the cover using black cardstock end sheets.
Here are some pictures of the album we just got in! You can see how the pages lay flat, they are stiff and firm, and the difference in the cover material compared to the others.
We had a really good time taking family portraits for the Kibodeaux family today! Eric and Melanie have a beautiful family and we’re blessed to get to know them. The whole family looks good! We’re getting ready for a camping trip, so we only had time to edit a few after today’s shoot. Look for more of this family after the New Year. Happy New Years Everyone!!
This little girl was a delight, and really fun to photograph. She has such pretty whispy hair, huge blue eyes, and the smoothest skin! She really didn’t want to smile for us, but we managed to get a few!! The shots are so pretty simply because she’s as pretty as a doll, and when the light hits those big blue eyes, it is just captivating! Happy 2nd Birthday Eva!
This was just the most precious, cutest little boy! He was such a wonderful little model, and he loved his “pia-pizes” (surprises / lollipops) that his mother had with her! Too cute! His mom dressed him in the perfect outfit for the location, which gave us some fabulous vintage shots. She just told me yesterday that a modeling agency contacted her after randomly seeing these photos on their Christmas card and they want him to model! How exciting! Good luck Landon!
We had so much fun in Los Cabos with this awesome couple! We had been hoping that MacKensie would be willing to do a Day After Session, but she didn’t seem to really like the idea….. until her family helped us out!! It was so funny how everyone was really encouraging her to go ahead and get her dress wet! Comments like, ” my dress had been in my attic since my wedding! “, and ” I don’t even know where my dress is! ” were hilarious! So, the night of the wedding, she let us know that she wanted to go ahead and do it. The beach in Cabo is actually small pieces of corral, so in the end, after the corral exfoliation (lol…our feet were killing us), then the chlorine wash, the dress looked like new! It was sooo worth it! Thank you to all of the friends and family that persuaded MacKensie to do this… now you can really see that they had a beautiful beach wedding!
We wanted to try a new location for Kim’s bridals, so we went to a local spot that has a classic, timeless, and almost European feel right here in Colleyville! This location was perfect for her dress! (can you tell we’re excited!) The combination of her vintage dress with the flower in her hair was perfect. We’ve had many requests for this location because of these pics. I really does make a difference when your dress matches your hair and location…. it all flows together. We love bridals! She loves to smile, so Kim made this shoot very easy for us! It was so much fun!
Kim and Mark are engaged!! These two met at the dog park, so it was only appropriate to include the dogs as part of the engagement shoot. We loved Roary’s shaggy hair and Little Man’s cute little face! Look for the bridal and wedding pics soon!
MacKensie and Dan are engaged! We’re so excited that they’ve decided to get married in wonderful Mexico this September. We went out for a couple of hours last week and got some really good shots of these two. They’re naturals so they make our job really easy (we like that ;) View the edited pics below!
Kim + James…real troopers!
Sometimes when you meet two people, you can just tell how in love they are. James and Kim are those people. The way they talk, look at each other, and hold hands just gushes with love! Larissa and I had a wonderful time at this photoshoot even though it was cold!! The photos don’t show because these two are real troopers…. About half way through the shoot, we had to stop for hot chocolate just to warm up! My fingers were so cold that I could hardly press the shutter button, so it was a welcomed resting spot for us as well.
We took a nice variety of shots in the city and at a nice little garden we have nearby, so we’re excited to show off these pics!
This is where we had to stop for a little break….the pastries at this bakery look soooo good. But I resisted!!
